Paralegal

aramco; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An international energy company is seeking a Paralegal for its Singapore office. The role involves assisting the legal team with various responsibilities, including document management, legal research, and supporting client requests. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, paralegal certification, and proficiency in English. This is a one-year contract position, potentially extendable based on business needs.

Qualifications

• University Bachelor's degree required.
• Formal paralegal accreditation regarded as premium.
• Experience with described functions and duties is essential.

Responsibilities

• Review and track incoming legal service requests.
• Conduct legal research and prepare legal advice.
• Manage contracting needs of the Law Department.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Legal terminology awareness

Education

University Bachelor's degree

Formal paralegal accreditation/certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Aramco Asia is a group of Asian wholly owned subsidiaries of Saudi Aramco Asia Company, and they share a key mission in serving Saudi Aramco’s corporate strategic initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region. We are in the search for a Paralegal to join our team in the Singapore office.

Assists the Singapore Legal team and other Counsels as follows:

• Reviews, organizes and tracks incoming legal services requests and their allocation to members of legal team, under supervision of Singapore Legal Counsel;
• Tracks board and other appointments for Aramco Asia Singapore and its entities, joint ventures and other affiliates, under supervision of Singapore Legal Counsel;
• Provides limited direct support to clients with respect to incoming requests for legal services, under supervision of Singapore Legal Counsel;
• Tracks process of preparing, conducting and documenting annual meetings for Aramco Asia Singapore entities, joint ventures and other affiliates, under supervision of Singapore Legal Counsel;
• Reviews preliminary drafts of standard documents and revises as necessary;
• Reviews standard documents and drafts revisions;
• Conducts factual and legal research;
• Prepares limited substantive legal advice for clients, under supervision of Singapore Legal Counsel;
• Consolidates documents and generates reports, including subsidiary status report for Law Management in Singapore and its other entities;
• Provides support in organizing, maintaining, and managing files in document management systems;
• Assists in managing documents requiring approvals, renewals, execution, and filing, under supervision of Singapore Legal Counsel;
• Cross-checks documents for consistency of terminology and defined terms;
• Manages contracting needs of the Law Department, under supervision of Singapore Legal Counsel; and
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• University Bachelor's degree;
• Formal paralegal accreditation/certification regarded as premium;
• Experience with function, scope and duties described above;
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant IT tools;
• Good organizational and interpersonal skills;
• Awareness of key legal terminology, methodologies, and practices; and
• Written and spoken proficiency in English.

This is a one year contract position, subject to extension depending on business needs.